Scrubber



Aug. 17 ,-19 26. 1,596,555

.1. HQROHLOFF SCRUBBER Filed August 25, 1925 INVENTOR Jase v25 Kaila f TTORNEY Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNlTEQ STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. ROI-ILOFF, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. FREDERICK HELMERICHS, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SCRUBBER.

Application filed August 25, 1925. Serial No. 52,257.

This invention relates to an improved scrubber which is particularly adapted for use in washing dishes and for such other purposes as may require a means for providing a constant supply of water and a brush of limited width which is capable of being used as a scrubber and readily inserted into and manipulated in restricted spaces.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the character described provided with a replaceable brush element together with means to insure a constant supply of water thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is of simple construction and which can be cheaply constructed, as well as one which is highly eiiicient for use in restricted spaces.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the construction of the scrubber and the spray tube for supplying of water thereto, and,

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of a modified form of connection for securing a brush to the spray tube.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated herewith a tubing 42 supplies water to a scrubber which comprises a tube 54: provided upon one side with one or more rows of narrow openings 55 through which the water may be sprayed upon the dishes to be washed. A heat insulating handle 56 of suitable material is mounted upon the tube 54 for the convenience of the operator. A closure is provided for the end portion of the tube 54 which may be an eXteriorly threaded block 57 adapted to be threaded within the interiorly threaded end portion of the tube 54. The block 57 not only serves as a closure for the end of the tube 54 but also supports a suitable bent holder 58 which is so positioned that the main portion extends therefrom substantially parallel to the tube 54 and lies opposite the openings 55 in the tube. The holder 58 serves as a brush, being suitably provided with stiff bristles or other scrubbing devices for scrubbing the dishes while the wash water from the openings 55 is being sprayed thereover.

A modified form of closure for the tube 54 is shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings wherein a block 59 is forced into the end of the tube 54, instead of being threaded therein, to serve as a closure for the tube and support a brush holder 58 provided with bristles 60 or other scrubbing elements.

The scrubber shown herewith is provided with a removable plug for the tubular member which plug carries the brush, and thus makes possible the removal of the brush and its replacement by another when desired, either for the purpose of providing a brush of the character particularly adapted for any desired use or to replace one which has become worn.

While I have shown and described one form of my invention together with a modified form thereof it is to be understood that certain of the parts may vary greatly in practice without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and I do not therefore wish to be limited to the precise parts nor arrangements of parts as shown except as the same may be properly included within the scope of my invention when broadly construed in the light of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. The combination of a scrubber comprising a hollow elongated member provided with a plurality of openings in one side thereof, a removable plug serving as a closure for one end of said elongated member, a brush supported by said plug and having a portion thereof extending adjacent to the openings in said elongated member, and a flexible conduit for supplying water to the interior of said elongated member.

2. The combination of a scrubber comprising a tubular member provided with a plurality of openings on one side thereof, a brush member comprising a straight por tion and a curved portion and supported at the free end of said tubular member to position the straight portion of said brush substantially parallel with and spaced from the perforated portion of said tubular member.

3. In a device of the character described, a scrubber comprising a tubular member provided with a plurality of openings in one side thereof, a handle of heat insulating material mounted upon said -tubular member, a removable plug serving as a closure for the free end of said tubular member, and a brush oarried by said plug and provided With a straigl'it portion located adjacent said openings substantially parallel with the tubular member.

4. In combination, a scrubber comprising a tubular member provided With a plurality of openings located upon one side thereof we ha ing ese ien lar iew elonga ed brush member supported from the closed end portion of said tubular member and having a straight portion spaced from and located substantially parallel With the tubular member adjacent to the openings therein.

In testimony whereof E have afiixed my signature.

' J SEPH H. ROHLUEF 

